Tag: Ivan Cepeda

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 20:53 UTC

  Colombia: Ruling-party candidate to file criminal complaint against ex-President Pastrana over Epstein files

  

  Senator Iván Cepeda, the presidential candidate of Colombia’s ruling Pacto Histórico coalition, said he will file a criminal complaint against former President Andrés Pastrana (1998–2002) after Pastrana’s name appeared in newly declassified records linked to Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in the United States for her role in the trafficking scheme.

• Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 01:25 UTC

  Bogotá court finds Uribe guilty of bribery

  

  Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez was found guilty Monday of witness tampering and procedural fraud, making him the first former head of state in the country to be convicted of a crime. The 73-year-old right-wing politician, who served as president from 2002 to 2010, was accused of attempting to bribe and pressure imprisoned paramilitaries to retract or alter their testimonies linking him to illegal armed groups.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  Colombia ex president Uribe released from house arrest while probe on witness tampering continues

  

  A Colombian judge on Saturday ordered an end to house arrest for former president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering and fraud.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 07:34 UTC

  North Ireland leaders willing to share peace experience with Colombia lawmakers

  

  North Ireland officials are willing to share their peace forging experiences with Colombia in the event of a peace process that puts an end to the decades-long armed conflict in the South American country.